[Master K] The bad one next door

Hatta felt his throat a little dry.He couldn't help swallowing.

It's not that he didn't expect to meet Miya again.

In fact, he fantasized many times over the past two years.The two reunited in various ways in various places, and then talked and laughed as before, chatting about their blank time.But this fantasy—or desire—was never realized once.

—However, today.

He met the black-haired girl's dazed gaze, opened his mouth, and found that he didn't know how to speak.

The people next to him could clearly see the almost frozen atmosphere of embarrassment between the two of them.With a cigarette in his mouth, Chitose glanced back and forth between them inexplicably, and broke the deadlock with a voice: "What, Hatta? Is this cute girl someone you know?"

"Lovely girl", the frivolity in it is self-evident.It stands to reason that Hatta should have gotten used to his way of speaking, but at this moment when he heard it, he suddenly felt annoyed.However, before he could vent his breathless feeling, he saw the girl at the bar showing his familiar—that gentle and comfortable—smile.

"Sorry, Misaki, I didn't react just now. It's been a long time."

She said to him with a smile.

The clear eyes only stared at him.

"Anyway, I almost didn't recognize you. Why are you wearing a black swimming cap?"

……

"It's not a swimming cap."

The orange-haired boy repeated it stubbornly.

He has said this sentence no less than ten times so far.Maki patted him while biting the matcha cake: "Yes, it's not a swimming cap but a headscarf. It's my fault."

It didn't sound perfunctory, and Hatta's complexion improved a little, but he still turned his face away awkwardly.He tugged fidgetily at the object called the "hood" on his head, as if torn between tearing it off and throwing it aside.

"...Also, what do you mean by 'almost didn't recognize it'? You're so blind just because you have an extra hood? You've known each other for many years! Mami, you're still as idiot as before .”

Kamamoto couldn't help complaining: "Brother Hatta, you almost said the word 'swimming cap' just now."

Chitose also grinned and interjected: "And Hatta, you can't be so rude to women, especially such a beautiful girl. No girl will like you in the future."

in one sentence.Right in the heart.

Hatta, who was molested by many parties, almost flipped the table, and the black-haired girl who was in charge of cleaning up the mess hurriedly comforted her: "Actually, it's not just about the swimming cap, Misaki, your hair is also cut short. Look. , what used to be weeds is now a chicken coop.”

"..."

This time Hatta Misaki was really stabbed deeply.

"...Yazawa-san, you just said 'swimming cap' directly! And chicken coops hurt more than weeds!"

Compared to the yellow-haired fat man who could find a way to vomit hard, Chitose Hiroshi was so happy with Hatta's subtle expression that he almost spit out the smoke from his mouth.Shi Shu at the bar looked at the crowd of people making a fuss, propped his chin leisurely, and couldn't help but smile.

"I didn't expect it..."

Listening to his muttering, Kusanagi brought him a drink: "What didn't you expect?"

"That child gets along very well with everyone. Although she is such an obedient girl, she can quickly get along with bad boys. It's a surprising affinity. Of course, there may be reasons for Hatta-kun..."

"'Affinity'... isn't that referring to you, Shishu? But it seems that you are useless today."

"Oh, this is a good thing. I'm also looking forward to retirement—hey!" The brown-haired young man stretched his waist, "By the way, Brother Kusanagi, I don't know if you have noticed that Hatta-kun seems to value this kid very much." .”

Kusanagi took out a ZIPPO lighter from his pocket, and lit the cigarette on his fingertips with a "click": "Why do you say that?"

"When Yazawa-chan said that he almost didn't recognize Hatta-kun, Hatta-kun showed a very sad expression for a moment, and the person who had a relationship with Kisaragi Station two years ago must be this 'Maiya'."

"Speaking of it, it seems that there is such a thing." Kusanagi took a puff of cigarette thoughtfully, and joked at the same time, "But you have caught everything in the 'moment', and you have good observation skills."

"Of course, I really care about my partners." Toku blinked, "Brother Kusanagi also talked with Yazawa-chan, what do you think?"

Kusanagi slowly exhaled a puff of smoke, and the cigarette on his fingertips flickered with fire.He thought for a while, and after sorting out the information in his mind, he came to a conclusion: "She is a good girl, you can rest assured."

Shi Beam's eyes lit up: "Does that mean we can match up openly?"

"... Hey, so you've always had this idea in mind!"

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"Actually, I was just joking when I said I didn't recognize Misaki."

Hatta glared at the girl who was speaking, and mocked in a rough voice: "Who would believe you, you self-righteous guy."

——Oh, I am really angry.

Seeing that her childhood sweetheart turned her head away angrily after she finished speaking, Mami showed a wry smile helplessly.

"I'm sorry, I made this kind of joke on my own... But Misaki's characteristics are very clear, skateboarding, orange hair, and the vitality that radiates from the inside out, at least I will never admit it wrong .So please rest assured."

These remarks seemed to make Hatta feel a little better.He held the glass of Coke tightly, and glanced at her with an awkward expression: "Then why...cut, is it really the reason for the turban?"

After reaching this conclusion, he seemed to want to tear off the black turban even more.Maya thought for a while, then shook his head seriously: "No, that's not the case, it's better to say that Misaki is a little more handsome after wearing the turban—ah, that's right!"

As if she had reacted suddenly, she clenched her right fist and hit the palm of her left hand, her expression became excited.

"Maybe it's because Misaki became handsome! But I recognized you right away, Misaki, don't you think you should give me a good compliment?"

Then she turned her head and looked at the orange-haired boy expectantly, but she was stunned as if he had heard something extraordinary.

"...What's wrong?"

Under her blank and puzzled eyes, Hatta Misaki's face turned red a little bit.After regaining consciousness, he clenched his fists violently, made a "creaking" sound with the glass in his hand, turned his head stiffly, and stared at her with gritted teeth in the eyes of an enemy: "Hey, I said you ah……"

These words were almost squeezed out between the teeth.

"Eh, eh?"

Hatta fried.

"... You bastard, are you talking to other men—others like that!!"

He seemed to have swallowed some words in the middle, and then he accidentally bit his tongue, grinning in pain.Although the boy's face flushed from tongue-tied (or shyness, of course) is cute, but being stared at by him with such gloomy eyes, Mami somehow felt like "If you nod at this time, you will definitely be rejected." kill" illusion.

After hesitating for a while, she answered honestly.

"……um, yes."

"what?!"

"But, but! Isn't it a pleasant thing to praise others?" Maya tried to argue, "Misaki, think about it, everyone likes to hear others admit themselves, right? When you praise others, he will Be happy, and then the person you praise will also praise others with a happy mood-in this way, a cycle will be formed? The world will also become beautiful because of it!"

After saying this, she couldn't help but blush a little.

——How could it be the same as the envoy who praises love in the comics.

Having said that, with a delicate mood of "I don't want to be misunderstood by Misaki", she still insisted on finishing the sentence under the gradually blank gaze of the other party: "So, although I don't know why Misaki cares about this, But I still want to say please don’t mind! Of course, the previous compliments to Misaki were not polite words, but from the heart.”

Chitose and Kamamoto on the side were stupefied by the sudden sip of chicken soup for the soul, staring at them blankly with cigarettes in their mouths.

Obviously feeling the surrounding quiet down, Shinya felt the urge to find a crack in the ground for the second time in a day.She silently covered her face and sat back on the chair again, and said in a weak tone, "...just pretend I didn't say what I just said, please."

After a few seconds of silence, she heard laughter erupting in front of her.

"Pfft, puff hahaha!! Since when did you become the male protagonist in a shonen manga, Mami?"

As soon as he looked up, he saw Hatta covering his belly and laughing and pounding on the table, and Mami's ears burned even more.

"I told you not to remember it!"

"Hahahaha!"

"...Really! Enough!"

After this interruption, Hatta's mood suddenly improved a lot. After he finally stopped laughing, he cleared his throat and tried to put on a stern expression.

"Although I reluctantly accept your explanation, don't think that I'm going to give in to you. I'm treating you—" the orange-haired boy raised his hand above his head, then put his arm flat in front of his eyes, stretched out his index finger straight Pointing directly at Shinya's forehead, "There are still a lot of dissatisfaction!"

Zhenya was stunned: "Huh?"

He bent his thumb and index finger, flicked it, and hit the girl's fair forehead heavily, with a displeased look on his face.

"Shut up and listen to me."

"...It hurts, are you a child?"

Regardless of her soft protest, Hatta crossed his hands on his chest and stared at her: "First of all, why didn't I know about your return?"

As soon as these words came out, Mami couldn't help being stunned.Before she could answer, Kamamoto interrupted in a hurry: "By the way, Brother Hatta, I was going to tell you about this this afternoon—"

"Look, even Kamamoto knows about it, but I'm completely kept in the dark. What are you thinking?!"

Hatta loudly cut off the yellow-haired youth's words.Although he put on a face of "I'm very unhappy but I'm still patiently waiting for an explanation", Maki caught a trace of grievance from it.Chitose, who was watching the movie at a high level, couldn't help complaining: "Hey Hatta, how do you say that like a jerk who has been abandoned... No, if it's you, it should be a jerk?"

Hatta was taken aback, and just as he realized that he was about to explode, Shinya stood up in time and returned him to his original position: "I can explain this."

"Huh? Then why..."

"At about 02:30 last Sunday afternoon, I called you, but no one answered." Mami showed a helpless expression, "Afterwards, I wanted to send a text message, but after thinking about it, I thought it was just a trip home, so there is no need to do that." Inspiring teachers and mobilizing people, but finally giving up. That’s the thing.”

This point is indeed impeccable. With Hatta's temperament, even if there is a call that has not been received, he will not check the missed call.Speaking of last Sunday, Hatta suddenly remembered something.

—So what was he doing last Sunday afternoon at 02:30?

It seems... It's following Brother Zun to collect protection fees all over the street.

The orange-haired boy who was brazenly saying "I'm going to attack you" just now broke out in a cold sweat from guilt, and even the complaints in his heart disappeared.

Seeing his ever-changing expression, Mami couldn't help being a little funny.But she didn't poke it, but changed the subject: "And then? If you have any dissatisfaction, please speak up."

Her smiling face didn't look like she came here to criticize, Hatta almost suspected that she was actually here to find fault, just to avenge the one shot that hit her forehead just now.In addition, "there is a lot of dissatisfaction" is just an exaggeration. He racked his brains but couldn't find any more braids. In desperation, he had to compromise reluctantly: "...cut, there are no more braids for the time being."

Hearing his muttering in a low voice, Mami sat back in her seat with satisfaction, picked up the cup and drank the last sip of matcha latte: "Then, let me ask the question."

She put down the cup, and the bottom of the porcelain cup lightly collided with the bar, making a faint crisp sound.

"By the way, I haven't seen Fushimi-kun for so long. Where did he go?"

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Internet chat room.

----------Tai Shui Lin enters the chat room----------

Amara: So, the strongest team in Ikebukuro right now is "DOLLARS"!

Gan Le: Ah, good evening, Rin-chan~

Tai Shui Lin: Good evening w.Are you talking about "DOLLARS"?

Seton: Yeah.Although I haven't seen the "DOLLARS" person with my own eyes, I have heard a little bit about it.

Tanaka Taro: Amara seems to know Ikebukuro quite well.

Gan Le: Oh, I don't know much about it.

Amara: By the way, I heard that Butei Killer, who is very popular recently, is also a member of "DOLLARS".

Taro Tanaka: Butei Killer?

Tai Shui Lin: Ah, the one with the same name as the black motorcycle in Ikebukuro.

Seton: Having said that...buta killers really exist, and black bikes are just an urban legend.

Tanaka Taro: Black motorcycle?

Gan Le: I will talk about black motorcycles next time, let’s talk about butei killers first!

Gan Le: Isn't there a profession called "Wu Jing" now?It is said that their job is to catch criminals like the police. Of course, they also take on other tasks. In short, they do some jobs that are more dangerous than the police, and their scope of power is greater than that of the police.Now there is a special martial arts school.

Tanaka Taro: It sounds very powerful.

Gan Li: Well, it may be that the profession of Butei hinders the interests of some people, and those extremists organized to hunt and kill Butei, no matter whether it is a professional Butei or a minor who is still studying. within the target range.

Seton: Is that so...

【Private chat mode】

Gan Le: Puhaha, you should be quite scared by this, right?

Tae Shui Rin: ... not at all.

【Group Chat Mode】

Seton: By the way, Rin, you should have reached the town by now, right?

Tae Shui Rin: Huh?Well, that's right.

Tanaka Taro: Huh huh huh?Is Rin in town?

Gan Le: Oh, Taro, don't you even read the chat history?The other party doesn't seem to be here yet.

Seton: How do you feel?

Tae Shui Rin: Pretty good, I’m so happy to see my childhood sweetheart (laughs).

Tai Shui Lin: I'm sorry, something happened suddenly, so I'll download it first.

----------Tai Shui Lin left the chat room----------

Tanaka Taro: Well, bye.

Tanaka Taro: Ah, it's a step late.

Seton: Then I'll go first too.

Tanaka Taro: Then I will get off too.Gan Le, remember to tell me about the black motorcycle next time.

Gan Le: Enen, okay~

---------- Seton left the chat room ----------

----------Taro Tanaka left the chat room----------

Gan Le: ...

Gan Le: Everyone has left.

----------Gan Le left the chat room----------

----------There is no one in the chat room now----------

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